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CONGRATULATIONS TO:

HENRY PENTECOST from TOKYO, JAPAN

WINNER of “BURNING OF PROSPERO”!

The NOCF thanks all of the people and players from around the world who participated in this raffle. Once again, you have joined forces to demonstrate the amazing generosity of the Compassionate Force – the worldwide community of tabletop wargamers!

  • 734 tickets were sold in less than one month
  • Over $3,600 was raised for Doctors Without Borders
  • Tickets were purchased by gamers in 38 states and 20 countries

Special thanks, also, to the amazing miniature artists responsible for the 48 models of Thousand Sons & Space Wolves. Look them up, visit their work on the web, and thank them in person should you ever have a chance to meet:

Sincere appreciation also extended to our sponsors; your support in response to their generosity is just one more way to pay it forward!
What Do You Win?

The Horus Heresy “Burning of Prospero” Game Set with:

  1. 48 professionally painted plastic Citadel miniatures, both Thousand Sons & Space Wolves
  2. 16-page book detailing the story
  3. 32-page rulebook for the game
  4. 15 psychic power cards
  5. 36 warp energy and willpower cards
  6. 5 double-sided board tiles
  7. 24 dice
  8. GW transfer sheet
  9. KR Multicase transport carrier
  10. Trenchworx and DarkWolf Studios vexilla specials
  11. Two sets of custom made acrylics by TNT Laser Works
  12. And the knowledge you helped raise (if all tickets sell) almost $5,000 for Doctors Without Borders!
TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 31 U.S. STATES & 15 COUNTRIES?  ARE YOU REPRESENTED?!

BUY TICKETS TODAY – CLICK HERE!

The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation offers special thanks to long-time supporter of the NOCF Charity Army Raffles, Jake Schneider, for digitally sculpting a very cool set of unique Vexilla for our Thousand Sons. In these photos, you can see a Legion Vexilla (on a new, additional model painted by Brian Sobb) and a Squad Vexilla (attached to one of the existing models painted by Brian) – which raises the total number of models in this raffle to 48!
 
Jake has been digitally sculpting for a while now, and his work can be found on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DarkWolfStudios/
Nice side note: Jake, who lives in Tasmania, was one of the first NOCF raffle winners in 2013!
 
The Vexilla were printed by the guys at Trenchworx (http://trenchworx.com)
 

To purchase your tickets for the Burning of Prospero project, go
here: http://novaopenfoundation.org/archives/product/2017-special-burning-of-prospero 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD IN 31 U.S. STATES & 15 COUNTRIES?  ARE YOU REPRESENTED?!
BUY TICKETS TODAY – CLICK HERE!
ONLY 450/1000 TICKETS REMAIN ~ THE MORE YOU BUY, THE GREATER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND GAME!
Proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

The NOCF exists to represent the compassionate nature and generosity of the worldwide tabletop gamer. Are we doing that?  Absolutely!
Ticket sales for our 30K Charity Special of Horus Heresy “Burning of Prospero”
have been sold in 28 US states and 13 countries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IS YOUR STATE OR COUNTRY REPRESENTED?  IF NOT, BUY TICKETS TODAY – CLICK HERE!
ONLY 600 TICKETS REMAIN ~ ONLY 1000 WILL BE SOLD
THE MORE YOU BUY, THE GREATER YOUR CHANCES
Proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

Dave Taylor, the Director of the NOCF Artist Consortium, explains the uniqueness of this offer … artist conversions & contributions:

CHECK IT OUT / CLICK HERE!

30K Charity Special of Horus Heresy “Burning of Prospero”
Learn More

BUY TICKETS – CLICK HERE!
ONLY 650 TICKETS REMAIN!!

Winner Drawn at LVO on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 3pm PST
(need not be present to win; NOCF will ship worldwide)

Proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

30K Charity Special of Horus Heresy “Burning of Prospero”
Learn More

BUY TICKETS – CLICK HERE!
ONLY 1000 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD

Winner Drawn at LVO on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 3pm PST
(need not be present to win; NOCF will ship worldwide)

Proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

30K Charity Special of Horus Heresy “Burning of Prospero”
Learn More

There are many special highlights everyone should know about this HOT new offer from the NOCF Artist Consortium:

  • The entire Burning of Prospero Horus Heresy Boxed Game Set is included:
    Burning of Prospero Background in a 16-page story book
    32-page Rulebook
    15 Psychic Power Cards
    5 Double Sided Board Tiles Representing the Buildings of Prospero
    36 Warp Energy and Willpower Cards
    24 Dice – an assortment of D6, D8, D10 and D12’s
  • All 47 models have been painted, photographed and posted on our website
  • Gorgeous!! These models have been painted by eight members of our talented Consortium who, combined, have won 4 Slayer Swords, 70 Golden Demon awards, and 15 Crystal Brush awards in their many years of painting.
  • This short 27-day online raffle will end with the winner being drawn at the 2017 LAS VEGAS OPEN on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3:00pm PST. Many thanks to Frankie and Reece for the invitation and support!
  • The online raffle of this extremely popular game set comes with tremendous odds for all those who wish to participate – only 1000 tickets will be sold! If every participant purchased just two tickets, the winner’s chances would be 1:500 . . . Winning at Las Vegas has never been this easy!
  • .95 cents of every dollar raised in this raffle will go directly to Doctors Without Borders.
  • We are once again grateful to KR Multicase for once again stepping up to provide the foam and transport case for this models and game accessories for this NOCF offer. They never let us down!
  • TNT Laserworks, another returning sponsor of NOCF raffles, is providing this Burning of Prospero offer with standard 30K Thousand Sons and 30K Space Wolves templates which will be included for the winner.
  • As always, with our online raffles, you need not be present to win; we will ship to the winner anywhere in the world. If you are attending LVO, however, you will have the distinct advantage of seeing this excellent production of “Burning of Prospero” live and in person!

BUY TICKETS – CLICK HERE!
ONLY 1000 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD

Winner Drawn at LVO on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at 3pm PST
(need not be present to win; NOCF will ship worldwide)

Proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders.

The holidays are upon us! Did you know you could support the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation with every gift you buy this year? It’s easy ~ just shop Amazon.Go to smile.amazon.com and choose the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation as your preferred organization. After that, a percentage of every purchase made through Amazon Smile will be directed straight to NOCF!

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-1895821

Remember, only purchases at smile.amazon.com, (not www.amazon.com or the mobile app,) supports your charity.

Thank you for all your support!

The NOCF will be making combined donations to DWB, BCRF and Fisher House – in the name of the Compassionate Force of Tabletop Wargamers Worldwide – in excess of $25K this year. How much in excess? The Archaon raffle will determine that!

Tickets are still on sale to win this amazing first-ever Games Workshop donated studio mini (go ahead and laugh, it’s over 13″ tall!)  through 9/30/2016 at midnight.  More after that raffle closes!! The season’s not over until some lucky tabletop wargaming wins this incredible model – there’s still time. GREAT ODDS: Only 2000 tickets will be sold.  BUY TICKETS HERE.

 

 

There were still Archaon tickets left after the NOVA Open raffle closings on 9/4/16. The deal was simple, either sell all by that date or back on sale and a final drawing on SEPTEMBER 30, 2016!

The season’s not over until some lucky tabletop wargaming wins this incredible model – still time.

BUY TICKETS HERE.

Archaon sword Archaon shield Archaon heads Archaon armour

 

Congratulations to all the winners of the this years 2016 On-line Charity Raffles:

Charity Army/Item
Winner Name; Winner Location

ACHILLES – INFINITY
Matthew Crain; Bloomington, IN

ADEPTUS MECHANICUS “IRONSTRIDER
Dan Jeffery; Wiltshire, UNITED KINGDOM

BOLT ACTION KING TIGER
Greg Hess; Montgomery Village, MD

CARCHARDON CAPTAIN
Jonathan Russell; N.S.W., AUSTRALIA

CRASHED X-WING
Jacob Tarnowski; Spirit Lake, ID

Da Bad Moon Skwadron
Jamie Muscroft; Sheffield, UK

FIRST RANGER MIRA
Nick Denardi; Woodbridge, VA

GREAT WHITE WEREBULL
Andrew Wade; Holbæk, Denmark

KHORNE CHAOS CHAMPION
Nicole Schneider; TAS, AUSTRALIA

Mjolinar Space Marines
Reynolds Wagemaker; N/A

NOVA Open VIRTUE
Nick Denardi; Woodbridge, VA

Novamarines Adeptus Astartes
John Ruhl; Saint Robert, MS

ORK WARLORD
Chris Stover; N/A

Pride of the 14th Legion
Alexander Young; Garden City, NY

PRIMARCH ANGRON
Keith Craycraft; Catlettsburg, KY

The Emerald Empire Squadron
Kevin Long; Charles Town, WV

WWII Soviet Tank Company
William Ellsworth; Houston, TX

Rich Erickson’s X-Wing Emerald Empire Squadron has been on a tear!  Only 70 tickets of 750 remain. Last Chance: BUY TICKETS NOW

NOVA Open Convention goers are buying tickets on site, too,  There are more than a dozen other wonderful items with tickets still available for purchase,. Greatest odds lie with the limited ticket models. Check them all out:  HERE!

 

 

Rich Erickson has completed the paint job on our X-Wing Emerald Empire Squadron!  We expect this “reveal” will result in another sell out – don’t miss out! BUY TICKETS NOW

There are more than a dozen other wonderful items with tickets still available for purchase:  HERE!

 

 

We are excited to announce that Pride of the 14th Legion has sold out – congratulations and good luck to the 750 ticket holders!!

Don’t let this disappoint you. There are more than a dozen other wonderful items with tickets still available for purchase:  HERE!

 

 

Close Ups Worthy of GW!  Archaon travels in its own Citadel ‘Ard Case ($135 value). Check out their VIDEO for evidence of sword-proof protection!  The value of this enormous, one-of-a-kind, first-time offer – whose very creation was documented on Warhammer TV, cannot be measured in mere dollars and cents. To own this sculpture requires only that you support Doctors Without Borders by purchasing tickets! The NOCF is counting on the generosity of the Worldwide Tabletop Wargamers to make this the first of many!   BUY TICKETS HERE.

Archaon sword Archaon shield Archaon heads Archaon armour

 

Will you be attending the NOVA Open Tabletop Wargaming Convention this year? It takes place at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport: September 1-4, 2016.

Why does this matter? Because they provide the NOCF with donated space for the purposes of running our annual Silent Auction – and this year may well be THE BEST YEAR EVER!

Incredible artists and sponsors have donated dozens of exclusive and valuable items to be auctioned off at this event from Friday morning, September 2 – Sunday afternoon, September 3. Check out the RULES and watch for updates to our page.

 

 

 

TNT Laser Works has created exclusive acrylic templates for the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation Armies and its Specials.  BUY TICKETS NOW!  The winner of these items will not only win the prize, but the templates – and they will arrive in a custom KR Multicase transport!  Check out the templates:

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You will not want to miss out on a chance to win this stunning model, created by miniature artist, Sean Fulton. Only 500 tickets available; quite a few already sold even before this wonderful reveal!

SHOP HERE!

Ork Warlord Lightened

 

 

Corvus Belli has just released photographs of the actual painted mini of Achilles. Buy your raffle tickets HERE – and see close ups of the model.  Don’t miss out on a chance to own this incredible piece of art … one of a kind! Only 750 tickets will be sold.

 

 

Fun morning with cart glitches. They’ve been resolved and we could not be happier. Please come on in and shop some raffle tickets!

 

 

Thank you for your patience. Please come back and see us later today!

 

 

Support Great Charitable organizations. Buy raffle tickets. We’ve never offered so many incredible items at one time!  Something for everyone!

2016 ARMIES
Unlimited Tickets @ $1each

40K: Da Bad Moon Skwadron – Premiere 2016 Consortium Army!
40K: Novamarines Adeptus Astartes
40K: Mjolinar Space Marines
FoW: WWII Soviet Tank Company

2016 GAMES WORKSHOP: ARCHAON!
Only 2000 Tickets @ $5each

WARHAMMER TV ARCHAON

2016 SPECIALS + Corvus Belli Mini:
Only 750 Tickets @ $2each

Infinity: Achilles – Studio Painted Mini, Limited Edition!
30K/Horus Heresy: Pride of the 14th Legion
X-Wing: The Emerald Empire

2016 SINGLE MODELS:
Only 500 Tickets @ $2each

TEN (10) Single Models Donated by Renowned Miniature Artists!

 

SUPPORT AMAZING CHARITIES BY TAKING CHANCES ON WINNING ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE MOST AMAZING ROLL-OUT OF ARMIES, FORCES AND SPECTACULAR INDIVIDUAL MODELS EVER!

Do not ever forget that the NOCF was created to represent “The Compassionate Force.” It is the mission of this non-profit to create awareness of the worldwide network of tabletop wargamers ~ among the most generous, socially conscious people on the planet. In three years, The Compassionate Force has raised over $60,000 for Doctors Without Borders, Fisher House Foundation, Breast Cancer Research Foundation and other deserving charitable organizations.

 

HELP THE MISSION: Spread the word and post in your newsletter, on your blogs and websites ~  Facebook away! Together, we can make this the best fundraising year ever!

 

We are pleased to announce a joint project between the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation (NOCF) and CoolMiniOrNot (CMON) to benefit Doctors Without Borders!

Two Dark Age Forces, painted by award-winning artist DAVE TAYLOR, will be raffled online by the NOCF and drawn onsite at the CMON EXPO. The raffles will run for just 30 days, from April 8- May 8, 2016. Only 300 tickets will be sold for each force at just $5 per ticket.

Get Up Front and Personal with the Models and Read More HERE!

DAVE TAYLOR has wrangled another Consortium of the World’s Greatest Miniature Artists to create this year’s Ork Army (list coming soon). This army will face off against the NOVA Space Marine army which has been under construction by Troy Tabanelli (bolterandbow) since late 2014!

ATLANTIS GAMES & COMICS returns again this year as a Prime Sponsor of the NOCF, providing the extensive list of models required for the Ork Army (below). Located in southeastern Virginia, they pride themselves on customer service and helping you get what you need. Call them today: (757) 502-8954 or (757) 465-1617

KR MULTICASE continues to be the Top Sponsor of the NOCF, providing all the transport cases necessary to make the winners’ armies travel ready. The company has had a recent website overhaul to make shopping for your customized cases easier than ever. They have also added the Backpack4 this year which upgrades its best-selling transport, the Backpack2 – amazing!  Shop with them today and get a headstart on the best transport system in miniature wargaming!

 

 

The NOVA Open Charitable Foundation is back for its biggest and best year ever!

  • ARMIES:
    Orks (2016 NOCF Artist Consortium)
    NOVA Space Marines (Troy Tabanelli)
    Space Marines (Russ Nygard)
    WWII American Army (Steve McCuen)
  • DETACHMENTS:
    Horus Heresy Death Guards (Brian Ballard & Jeff Jenkins)
  • MODELS:
    Ork Warlord Exceptional Model (Sean Fulton)
    Bolt Action King Tiger (John Stiening)
    Horus Heresy Primarch Angron (John Stiening)
    40K Adeptus Mechanicus Strider (Neil Szabo)
  • AND MORE!Check back in with us HERE and follow Dave’s reports at novacf.blogspot.com

 

 

 CONGRATULATIONS!

Army Winner Name Location
Warhammer 40K:                                  Alaitoc Eldar Christian Caley Isle of Man, UK
Warhammer 40K:                             Sons of Orar                               Space Marines Alasdair McMillan Leicestershire, UK
Flames of War:                           Batalion Piechoty Mike O’Brien Sacramento, CA
Malifaux by Wyrd:                    Malifaux 7! Crew #1:                                                     Bayou Boss Joseph Troxell Delaware, OH
Crew #2:                                         The Thunder Peter Evanko Alexandria, VA
Crew #3:                                     Miners and Steamfitters Union John Miller Jacksonville, NC
Crew #4:                                                Hide and Seek Thomas Wynn Parkville, MD
Crew #5:                                      Salvage and Logistics Greg Fleming Wilmot, Nova Scotia, Canada
Crew #6:                                                     Herald of Obliteration Christopher Harkins Odenton, MD
Crew #7:                                     Guild’s Justice Maurice Kent Olney, MD
Corvus Belli’s Studio Mini:                           “Maverick” Michael McIlhargey Odenton, MD
Roman Lappat:                           “Forever Young” Jessica Rich
Roman Lappat:                              “Zeta, the Barbarian Babe” Raul Rosado Triangle, VA

Three amazing miniature models have been donated to the NOVA Open Charitable Foundation. The first is a Corvus Belli studio painted miniature, “Maverick” (pictured here). Roman Lappat, of Massive Voodoo, donated two models from his personal collection: “Forever Young” and “Zeta.” Only 200 tickets will be sold for each model; BUY YOURS TODAY!